3 men wounded in West Pullman shootings

By Dawn Rhodes | Tribune reporterMay 17, 2011

Three men were shot and wounded in separate incidents in the West Pullman neighborhood on the city's South Side this afternoon, according to police.

Two men were playing basketball on the 12100 block of South Parnell Avenue around 4:20 p.m. when they heard gunshots and realized that they had been hit, police said. One victim, 22, was shot in the left leg and was listed in "stable" condition at MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island. The other victim, 23, was hit in the upper right leg and was in "stable" condition at Stroger Hospital.

About 15 minutes later, a 23-year-old man was shot in the left ankle and thigh while waiting for a bus on the 100 block of West 119th Street, according to police. The man heard gunshots and tried to run for cover, then realized that he had been shot, police said. He was in "stable" condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

No one was in custody for the shootings and Calumet detectives were investigating.